Cancún vs Los Cabos

White resort building with palm trees, lounge chairs, and umbrellas line a sandy beach with turquoise water under clear blue sky.

Oceanfront wedding ceremony setup at Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos with white chairs, stone archway, and sea views.

Cancún and Los Cabos, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Cancún compared with Los Cabos
Cancún	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
28 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$39–$349/night pp	Nightly rates	–
11 of 28	Adults-only resorts	1 of 1
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk (better)
June–October, heaviest September–October	Rainy season	Essentially just September, and briefly
December–April	Sweet spot	October–June; whales December–April
Cancún (CUN); Hotel Zone 20–30 min, Costa Mujeres ~40 min	Airport	Los Cabos (SJD), Corridor resorts 20–45 min
First trips, nightlife + beach combos, nonstop-flight convenience	Best for	Adults-leaning luxury, golf, whale season, West Coast escapes
~2–4.5h from most US hubs	Flight time	~2–3h from the US West Coast

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Cancún

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Cancún and Los Cabos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cancún · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Cancún · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.